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WE’RE BRINGING “MERRY CHRISTMAS” BACK!

Recently, President Donald Trump declared that he is bringing the phrase “Merry Christmas” back to our country!

Since there has been a “War on Christmas” for years now in the United States by those who label themselves as “tolerant leftists,” I thought it would be fitting to set the record straight…

CHRISTMAS …

Is NOT a war on human happiness, it is not a competition or a protest on peace. It is not a day to emotionally injure and offend those who believe there is no God or to make people feel forgotten, excluded and hurt… It is simply a BIRTHDAY PARTY for a Man/a God who gave His life so that the human race may find and choose love.

On Christmas, we sing carols to remember the Savior of the world; we make food and drink eggnog all in the “Spirit” of the One who came and filled our hearts with HIS JOY. We give affection a bit more, laugh a little harder, and breathe deep the satisfaction of a heart saved through Christ. We give gifts… because really … the only way to respond to the greatest gift of eternal life is to overflow with generosity ourselves!

So… because of the beauty that is Christmas, it disturbs my heart greatly when I see the news or discover others around me degrading the day of Christ’s birth as “close-minded,” “offensive,” or “intolerant”…

When people say “Happy Holidays” at Christmastime, I do not feel “Happy” at all. It is a fancy way to remove Christ from His own birthday! … I don’t see anyone saying “Happy Holidays” around President’s Day or Valentine’s Day.

And what is the reason?…

Because it is ONLY Christmas that seems to cause these intellectual upsets and political protests! It is ONLY that Powerful and Precious name of Christ that those living in darkness CANNOT SEEM TO ENDURE…

What would you do, on your birthday, if someone told you- you were intolerant and discriminatory and that everyone’s birthday should be celebrated today, not onlyyours?… You would probably declare them a halfwit and go on celebrating with your family and friends … Why? … because this is the thought process of an insane person.

And yet, many disagree…

There are numbers of people in this Country who refuse to say “Merry Christmas” because they feel this way. They believe Christians are playing the “exclusion” game of religion when really we are just trying to celebrate our Best Friend’s Birthday in a nation that was founded upon His name…

Sure, we believe His birthday is the Most Important Day of the Year and sure, we don’t celebrate Kwanza or Hanukah … but there is a reason for this.

We are AMERICA! We are a nation founded on the principles of Christ and His Holy Word. We have never been a Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or a Buddhist nation.

There are countless examples of signers of the Declaration of Independence, clergyman, attorneys, and brilliant minds like Benjamin Franklin-devoting their work to Christ … including the founding of a new World … The United States. Franklin based the integrity of America on the Word of God; he once said in the Constitutional Convention that “We should remember the character which SCRIPTURE requires in rulers.” And Patrick Henry (who championed the Bill of Rights) felt as if Christ was the one thing to make a man truly rich.

Before all the UNFOUNDED FEAR was placed upon us by those who do not believe in Christ, Christmas was a time for everyone to feel loved. OUR GOD IS LOVE and so, in the true Spirit of Christ, we do not hold Christmas to ourselves but RELINQUISH IT FREELY!!

I once did a paper for my University to see if people were really as “put off” by my cheery “Merry Christmas” greeting as the news would lead you to believe… What I discovered was 90% of people who receive a jolly “Merry Christmas” actually enjoy hearing the phrase! And most of them did not believe in Christ!

It seems as if for quite some time now the complaints of a few who find Christmas and Christianity offensive, have become the thought processes of many…

DO NOT BELIEVE THE LIE!

Christianity is all about giving Christ’s love to the “JEW as well as to the GREEK” (Romans 1:16). Christ is for the whole world and Christmas is too! If other countries have decided not to adopt our God that is their decision, but IN THIS COUNTRY-instituted on Jesus Christ- Christmas is a time for us to thank the God who gave us hope!

We DO NOT HORDE ETERNAL LIFE for ourselves, so we should not stand by as unbelievers try to make our sacred day a mockery. We are Americans! We are Christ-followers! This is Our Nation! And This is Our Lord! So if saying “Merry Christmas” offends you … so be it.

YOU ARE THE MINORITY. It is NOT the other way around!… We, BELIEVERS, shall continue to decorate, sing carols and praises to the King who was born to save us! And you are more than welcome to continue spreading hate throughout our land… It’s the privilege of an American…

But in the end… in the spirit of that which is Christmas… YOU will ALWAYS be invited to our party. Jew, Greek, Democrat, Republican… EVERYONE is welcome!